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There are plenty of ways to keep tabs on your favorite celebrities from Twitter and Instagram to Facebook and other forms of media. And now messaging service Viber is looking to introduce a new way to do that with its…

Popular cross-platform VoIP and messaging service Viber has released an update (version 5.0) that brings support for video calling on its Android and iOS apps. This means that users on both platforms will now be able to make free video…

Messaging is not only among the top activities on smartphones (if not THE top activity), messaging apps are increasingly seen as social networks. After all people use them to send each other texts, videos, photos and other content either one-on-one or as a group. Sounds familiar, right?

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Even though overall WhatsApp has taken the lead for monthly active users, the mobile messaging app landscape continues to be highly fragmented, with different services doing well in different global regions. What are you using for your mobile messaging needs?

As mobile messaging apps continue their rapid rise in popularity, Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten has announced plans to buy its way into the action by gobbling up Viber for around $900 million in cash. The deal should add over 300…

Third-party messaging applications are big business on mobile, with many users looking to break away from the expensive text messaging plans offered by carriers. WhatsApp is likely the most used of these apps, but Viber is looking to take the…